Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1887-06-06
WOODLAND AND THE RAILROAD.
The Railroad Company Wants to Make
Sacramento a Railroad Center

The Railroad Company Wants to Make
Sacramento a Railroad Center.
At Woodland Saturday there was large
meeting of prominent citizens to hear the
report of the committee appointed recently
to confer with the railroad authorities IN
relation to extending the Madison, Lake
and Mendocino Railroad to Woodland
The committee, consisting of H. P. Merritt,
E. T. Glove, c. r. Hoppin, w. NJ. Coward
and B. w. Stephens,
SUBMITTED THE FOLLOWING REPORT:
The railroad people received US in all
kindness and seemed 10 appreciate the eff
forts of our people in trying to advance the
interest of our section of the State. Gov
ernor Stanford informed us that the object
of the railroad company was to connect the
northern portion of the State with Sacra-
mento. He spoke very favorably of our
town, and informed US that survey would
be made up Putah canyon, also Capay val
ley, and If the routes were equally advan-
tageous, that preference would be given to
the Woodland and Capay route, and that
the company would expect the right of way
from Woodland to Madison, and sufficient
grounds for depot purposes at Woodland.
In case the Putah route was the most
practicable one for the railroad company,
the route to Woodland would be conting-
ent upon the amount of assistance our
people would or could extend the COM
pany.
He said 800 miles of steel rail had
been ordered and as soon as that arrived,
and the surveys had been completed, the
company would communicate with your
committee by letter and submit their final
proposition to the consideration of our peo-
pie.
Your committee informed Governor
Stanford of the various rumors afoat that
Woodland would be left out of all railroad
communication. We were given to under
stand that such would not be the case. as
Woodland, situated in the center of fine
and desirable country, and occupying
prominent place among the towns of Cali
fornia, would demand the attention of the
railroad people, as it was the desire and OBJ
ject of said railroad people to advance the
interest of said towns, thereby making a
mutual interest between said towns people
and railroad company. Your committee
also informed Governor Stanford that our
people would meet the company on any
fair and equitable proposition, that tended
to enhance or promote the interest of our
county and the town of Woodland
Governor Stanford gave your commit
tee an outline of the various improvements
which were taking place in the southern
portion of the State, and suggested that if
some of our people would 20 down and
see lands that are selling from $500 to $500
per acre, they would return with tenfold
more confidence in the future of our sec
ton, and we would awaken as if by in
spiration from that dormant state which
has so long prevailed among US, and the
feeling would take hold of both young and
DID, and the new era would blossom as the
rose.
I'm summing up the interview your
committee feels assured of the sincerity of
the railroad company and of their desire
to assist us in the advancement of our
town and county. and earnestly request
that vote of thanks be extended to the
railroad company for the kindness in
which your committee was received and
the courtesy shown them, and especially to
Governor Stanford, for the various i'm
portant suggestions and information given
u.s."
The Secretary then proceeded to read the
following:
SUPPLEMENTARY SUGGESTIONS OF COMMITTEE.
Feeling the necessity of arousing our
selves to the importance of railroad con-
nections with our town, we earnestly re-
quest our people to prompt action in find
ing out what can be done in the way of
meeting the advance and proposition of the
railroad company, as far as made, and pre-
pare ourselves to act upon the final ulti-
matum which will be presented for our con-
sideration. The time of action has arrived;
no waiting or standing back, in our judg-
ment, should be tolerated for a moment
Feeling assured that the railroad people
mean business, and nothing unreasonable
will be expected of US, and knowing the
time has now arrived to make our town
abound with Improvements and prosperity,
let US not cast to the four winds of heaven
the golden opportunity which is now with
in our grasp. Given by nature a soil IN
equaled and unexceled, and a town in the
midst of Natures gift, and adorned by me-
chanical and laborers' ingenuity and skill,
shall we now leave undone the balance of
the work which public spirit and enterprise
will accomplish"
THE REPORT ADOPTED.
Several of the gentlemen present spoke
upon the subject OF the report as a whole,
and it was adopted without dissenting
voice. K. t. Glove, one of those who took
part in the discussion, made a ringing
speech, stating among other thugs that
Stanford had given the committee to under
stand that he was interested in building up
Northern California. He spoke well of
Woodland as being a thriving city, located
in the midst of the best lands in the State;
all it wanted was more railroad commune
cation to make its population 10000 instead
of 5000. Mr.. Glove concluded his remarks
by effectively stating, Gentlemen, you
can bet your bottom dollar that I'm rail-
road man from the crown of my head to
the soleS of nv feet y
J. D. Lawson offered the following reso-
luton:
Resoired. That this meeting tender its thanks
to Governor Ielard Stanford and the other
railroad officers, for the warm and courteous
manner in which they received the Woodland
committee.
This motion was enthusiastically adopted
as was also one thanking the committee
The meeting adjourned with three
hearty cheers for the railroad and the COM
mittee respectively. Unanimity, earnest
ness and harmony characterized the meet
ing throughout, and everybody left the
hall deeply impressed with the Importance
of the occasion, and confident that an
effectual move had been made in the right
direction.